Erschienen in:
01.12.2015 | Case Report
Congenital anomaly of combined atlas-odontoid process fusion and bipartite atlas
verfasst von:
Jea Ryoung Gil, Wan Tae Kim, Min Jeong Seo
Erschienen in:
Japanese Journal of Radiology
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Ausgabe 12/2015
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Abstract
Congenital fusion of the atlas with the odontoid process of the axis is a very rare condition caused by a segmental defect of the first cervical somite. Only 9 such cases have been reported in the literature to date. The bipartite atlas, another well-documented rare anomaly, has been observed in only 0.1 % of the general population. We describe the first case of a 70-year-old male with both of these complex congenital anomalies.